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  2. Buddhism by country - Wikipedia

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    This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [4] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories. Buddhism is the official religion in four countries, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri ...

  3. Portal:Buddhism/Map - Wikipedia

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    Schools of Buddhism in contemporary Asia. ... Category:Religion maps of the world This page was last edited on 19 April 2024, at 19:41 (UTC). ...

  4. Theravada - Wikipedia

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    Theravāda (/ ˌ t ɛr ə ˈ v ɑː ð ə /; [a] lit. 'School of the Elders') [1] [2] is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. [1] [2] The school's adherents, termed Theravādins (anglicized from Pali theravādī), [3] [4] have preserved their version of Gautama Buddha's teaching or Dhamma in the Pāli Canon for over two millennia.

  5. Southern, Eastern and Northern Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Northern Buddhism: Blue Eastern Buddhism: Yellow Southern Buddhism: Red Southern Buddhism, Eastern Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism are geographical terms sometimes used to describe the three main schools of Buddhism (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna) as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent throughout Central Asia, East Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and ...

  6. List of Buddhist temples in Cambodia - Wikipedia

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    Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Cambodia, practiced by 95% of the population. Theravada Buddhist tradition is widespread and strong in all provinces, with an estimated 4,392 pagodas throughout the country. In Cambodia, the constitution states that "Buddhism is the state religion" and most of the people practice Theravada Buddhism.

  7. Religions by country - Wikipedia

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    Map of prevailing religion by country Map of relative importance of religion by country, ... Theravada Buddhism ... World 6,895,806,200 100.00% Africa

  8. Buddhism in Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    Mahayana Buddhism has the largest presence amongst the Chinese, while many immigrants from countries such as Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka practice Theravada Buddhism. [ 37 ] Brunei , which has the smallest population in Southeast Asia, has around 13% [ 38 ] of its citizens and a significant migrant worker population adhering to Buddhism, at ...

  9. Silk Road transmission of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    The Buddhism transmitted to Southeast Asia is based on the Tamrashatiya school based in Sri Lanka, with translations from Pali into languages like Thai, Burmese, etc. via the Pāli Canon. [9] These later formed the basis of Theravada Buddhism. [11] It is known as the Southern Transmission. [9]